Sean Morehouse
15 articles · BleacherReport.com
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Kirkland Back on Track with Wolfe
The boxing career of junior middleweight contender James Kirkland (30-1-0, 27 KOs) has been anything but smooth sailing. After a standout amateur career the Austin, Texas native turned pro in 2001 and…
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Heavyweight Division No Longer Boring
As the dust settles on this weekend?s melee in Munich, the morality police in the sports media have already more or less picked clean the bones of David Haye and Dereck Chisora.…
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Mayweather-Cotto Not Terrible, Not Great
One of the unfortunate truths about boxing is that a match-up between two great fighters does not always make a great fight. The May 5th bout in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather…
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Mayweather-Cotto Not Terrible, Not Great
One of the unfortunate truths about boxing is that a match-up between two great fighters does not always make a great fight. The May 5th bout in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather…
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Rigondeaux a Shining Example of ?You play to win the game!?
Last weekend Cuban boxing star Guillermo Rigondeaux turned his undefeated opponent Rico Ramos into the proverbial deer in the headlights. El Chacal did a pretty spot-on Floyd Mayweather impression, completely dominating without…
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Guillermo Rigondeaux: Not Your Average Fighter
It is not everyday that a boxer?s ninth professional fight is the main event on one of the major American premium cable networks. It?s just as rare that a fighter?s ninth bout…
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Is Miguel Cotto setting himself up for disaster?
One of the most intriguing story lines in boxing is a prizefight becoming more than just sport. When a boxing match turns into something more raw, more emotional, more resembling a real…
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Strange Step Sideways for Canelo
This Saturday Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez, one of the hottest prospects in boxing, will defend his WBC light middleweight title on HBO against Kermit Cintron. The belt itself is fairly inconsequential (notice the…
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Marquez once again denied the benefit of the doubt
Imagine waking up this morning as Mexican boxing superstar Juan Manuel Marquez. Just hours before you turned in maybe the best performance of your career. As much as a nine to one…
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Why Manny Will Win?
This Saturday, two future members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame will step into the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One of them, international superstar Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2,…
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Roger Mayweather: More Headache than Head Trainer?
When Floyd Mayweather enters the ring in September for his ?come back? fight against Victor Ortiz, he will no doubt be flanked by his chief second, Uncle Roger Mayweather. Floyd?s father?s brother…
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Kicking El Canelo: All the Rage Among Boxing Hipsters
On Saturday night?s Boxing After Dark, Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez scored a 12th round knockout against British veteran Ryan Rhodes. The 20-year old phenom could not have looked much better. Against an opponent…
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Manny Pacquiao Up Next? Not So Fast…
Well, I guess that whole business about Floyd Mayweather Jr. being "afraid" of top welterweights was a bit overstated... After being slammed in the press for months about "picking on" lightweight champion…
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Arthur Abraham Shows Us the Ugly Side of the Sweet Science
In case anybody forgot, underdog Andre Dirrell dominated Arthur Abraham last night. The supposedly indestructible "King Arthur" lost nearly every round, was put on his back by a wicked left hand, and…
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Time to Take Our Heads Out of the Sand: Manny Has Something to Hide
It seems like yesterday... A fading sport gets a shot of adrenaline from a popular slugger. A man with a combination of skill and power that has never before been seen. Records…